Understanding Addiction Night 4 - The Power of Radical Inclusion
Community leaders Dr. Gina Fromer, Richard Beal, Lydia Bransten discuss an inclusive approach to health access in addressing substance use.
This event is last in a 4 part Series on "Understanding Addiction and Recovery" at Manny's
GLIDE staff regularly reverse overdoses and GLIDE has also tragically lost clients and community members to overdose. And GLIDE has the solution: a radically inclusive approach to health access pioneered by the Reverend Cecil Williams and influenced by the historic work of the AIDS activists in the 80’s.
The key to this approach is honoring and including all community members: people who use drugs, advocates, care workers, and concerned citizens. These different groups have different needs, and everyone’s needs matter. Whether someone is passionate about harm reduction or passionate about abstinence, GLIDE behaves inclusively towards them because we understand that perspective comes from their unique journey.
On this panel, Dr. Gina Fromer will welcome and honor the perspectives of two community leaders, Richard Beal and Lydia Bransten, who have advocated for differing strategies towards substance use. The panelists will discuss how their approaches are all part of a continuum of care.
About the Panelists
Richard Beal is the Director of Recovery Services at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, and has been working in the San Francisco community since 1996, beginning at St. Anthony’s Foundation and the Ozanam Detox Center.
Lydia Bransten is the Executive Director of the Gubbio Project, which provides unhoused people with sanctuary services at St. John's the Evangelist Church in the Mission, and helps them connect with housed parishioners and church visitors.
Dr. Gina Fromer joined the Glide Foundation as President and CEO in late 2023.
Community leaders Dr. Gina Fromer, Richard Beal, Lydia Bransten discuss an inclusive approach to health access in addressing substance use.
This event is last in a 4 part Series on "Understanding Addiction and Recovery" at Manny's
GLIDE staff regularly reverse overdoses and GLIDE has also tragically lost clients and community members to overdose. And GLIDE has the solution: a radically inclusive approach to health access pioneered by the Reverend Cecil Williams and influenced by the historic work of the AIDS activists in the 80’s.
The key to this approach is honoring and including all community members: people who use drugs, advocates, care workers, and concerned citizens. These different groups have different needs, and everyone’s needs matter. Whether someone is passionate about harm reduction or passionate about abstinence, GLIDE behaves inclusively towards them because we understand that perspective comes from their unique journey.
On this panel, Dr. Gina Fromer will welcome and honor the perspectives of two community leaders, Richard Beal and Lydia Bransten, who have advocated for differing strategies towards substance use. The panelists will discuss how their approaches are all part of a continuum of care.
About the Panelists
Richard Beal is the Director of Recovery Services at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, and has been working in the San Francisco community since 1996, beginning at St. Anthony’s Foundation and the Ozanam Detox Center.
Lydia Bransten is the Executive Director of the Gubbio Project, which provides unhoused people with sanctuary services at St. John's the Evangelist Church in the Mission, and helps them connect with housed parishioners and church visitors.
Dr. Gina Fromer joined the Glide Foundation as President and CEO in late 2023.